Industry Overviews

Our Industry Overview handouts give a quick two-page recap of major industry areas and fields in which students may wish to pursue careers. Pick two or three of these to skim in order go learn more about the different career paths available in these fields, the type of work involved, and the typical salary opportunities in each

Industry and Employer Research

The sites listed below provide industry leading resources on companies, industries, salaries, and career paths.

BigInterview.com: Big Interview is a highly rated, self-guided “virtual” interview platform that enables you to conduct practice interviews using your computer’s web-camera. Select from hundreds of general and industry-specific interview questions, and record your responses for personal review, or to share with a career counselor. See a quick overview video here, and visit https://yeshiva.biginterview.com/ to create your account.

Vault Campus Online
Comprehensive resource library to explore industries, occupations, and organizations. Download extensive career guides on wide range of topics.
NOTE: When registering for your account, be sure to use your @mail.yu.edu address so that the system can verify your access.

UniworldOnline - Directory of Israeli and Chinese companies in the US and US companies operating In Israel and China (to log-in, please go to the Quicklinks Section in YU CareerLink)

LinkedIn.com - Social and professional networking site where you can find individuals in your targeted companies and industries. Use this LinkedIn Checklist to get the most out of this resources.

Candid Career - Video clips of professionals discussing their career fields.

CareerBliss - A leading online career community of company salaries, reviews, job listings, career advice, and more.

Glassdoor.com - Provides salary information and insights into companies from the people who already work there.

InsideJobs.com - Helps users figure out what careers they want to pursue; features descriptions and videos about hundreds of professions.

Use Rep’nUp to clean up your Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts and get rid of harmful content before starting your job search. Their image processing algorithms present you with problematic photos and texts from your profile, allowing you to easily prepare your online image for the eyes of an employer.

Internship Opportunities

YU CareerLink: Yeshiva University Career Center's iob and internship portal, with a searchable database of hundreds internships

Internships.com: Access the Career Center's subscription to Internships.com's premium website to find listings of diverse internships. Ensure you enter Yeshiva University as you create your account. Please ONLY use the internship listings portion of this site - do NOT use the resume tools. Instead, work with the Career Center on your resume

CollegeGrad: Internships and jobs for current college students and recent college graduates. Includes an annual Top Intern Employers List

USRP Website: Undergraduate Students Research Presentations Club featuring summer research opportunities in the sciences

PathwaysToScience.org: Searchable database with hundreds of paid summer research internships in science, technology, math, and engineering

Finding Work In Israel and Outside of NYC

Nefesh B’nefesh Opens New NYC Office Headquartered In YU.

As part of a recent effort to provide more guidance and support for students and young professionals interested in moving to Israel, Nefesh B’Nefesh and Yeshiva University have partnered to establish a new Aliyah (immigration to Israel) office. Ezra Kapetansky, a recent Sy Syms graduate, is the new Young Professionals Advisor, focusing on programming and pre-Aliyah guidance. Based in the Center For the Jewish Future in Furst Hall on the Wilf Campus, he is available to meet with any students or graduates who are interested in Aliyah. He will also be holding office hours at the Beren campus on a regular basis. Check out the Aliyah Young Professionals Network Facebook group, where you can find live webcasts from Israeli professionals, peer-to-peer discussions, and other things related to Aliyah.

PathSource Mobile App - PathSource lets you learn more about every career and find out what salary you need in order to afford your ideal lifestyle. Download the app on iTunes for free. Search “PathSource” in the App Store